CRITICAL SEVERITY

CVE-2020-0452

Android vulnerability

CVSS
9.8
EPSS
3.2%
EPSS pct
87th
Exploited
No known
In exif_entry_get_value of exif-entry.c, there is a possible out of bounds write due to an integer overflow. This could lead to remote code execution if a third party app used this library to process remote image data with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-8.1 Android-9 Android-10 Android-11 Android-8.0Android ID: A-159625731
Affected vendor
Google
Affected product
Android
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-190 — Integer Overflow or Wraparound
  • CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write
Published
2020-11-10

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 3.2% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 87% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2020-0452

  • Confirm whether Google Android is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2020-0452.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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